[1] Similarly, the glories of heaven can only be haltingly described by those who have only experienced earth. Books like Revelation (and Daniel) are not literalistic extensions of earthly realities to heaven but portray heavenly realities to a persecuted and beleaguered church on earth. We have been exploring our invitation to express our authority and rule on earth in Psalm 8, Daniel 7, and Matthew 28. How will God establish his people as kings who rule on earth? Revelation 5 shows that despite our
failure to accomplish God’s purposes, we
see the Lion-Lamb who was slain to
make kings and priests who rule on earth through worship and prayer.
[1] Joseph Bayly, A Voice in the Wilderness (Colorado Springs, Co.: David C. Cook, 2000), 261.
